Helping children with reading difficulties: Some things we have learned so far
G McArthur, A Castles - NPJ science of learning, 2017 - nature.com
A substantial proportion of children struggle to learn to read. This not only impairs their
academic achievement, but increases their risk of social, emotional, and mental health …
academic achievement, but increases their risk of social, emotional, and mental health …
An evidence‐based synthesis of instructional reading and spelling procedures using telepractice: A rapid review in the context of COVID‐19
L Furlong, T Serry, K Bridgman… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Due to COVID‐19, many educators and allied health practitioners are facing the
challenge of rapidly transitioning to telepractice delivery of instructional reading and spelling …
challenge of rapidly transitioning to telepractice delivery of instructional reading and spelling …
University students with dyslexia: A qualitative exploratory study of learning practices, challenges and strategies
People with dyslexia are vastly under‐represented in universities (Katusic et al.,, Richardson
& Wydell,; Stampoltzis & Polychronopoulou,). This situation is of concern for modern …
& Wydell,; Stampoltzis & Polychronopoulou,). This situation is of concern for modern …
Sight word and phonics training in children with dyslexia
G McArthur, A Castles, S Kohnen… - Journal of learning …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The aims of this study were to (a) compare sight word training and phonics training in
children with dyslexia, and (b) determine if different orders of sight word and phonics training …
children with dyslexia, and (b) determine if different orders of sight word and phonics training …
A special font for people with dyslexia: Does it work and, if so, why?
In 2008 Christian Boer, a Dutch artist, developed a special font (“Dyslexie”) to facilitate
reading in children and adults with dyslexia. The font has received a lot of media attention …
reading in children and adults with dyslexia. The font has received a lot of media attention …
Reading and oral vocabulary development in early adolescence
International assessments show that 20% of adolescents cannot read simple texts with
understanding. Despite this, research has focused on early reading in childhood and skilled …
understanding. Despite this, research has focused on early reading in childhood and skilled …
Tracking the relations between children's reading and emotional health across time: Evidence from four large longitudinal studies
There is good evidence for an association between poor reading and anxiety, but the
mechanisms responsible for this association are currently unknown. In this study, we used …
mechanisms responsible for this association are currently unknown. In this study, we used …
Context effects on orthographic learning of regular and irregular words
The self-teaching hypothesis proposes that orthographic learning takes place via
phonological decoding in meaningful texts, that is, in context. Context is proposed to be …
phonological decoding in meaningful texts, that is, in context. Context is proposed to be …
Morphological processing during visual word recognition in developing readers: Evidence from masked priming
E Beyersmann, A Castles… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Masked priming studies with adult readers have provided evidence for a form-based morpho-
orthographic segmentation mechanism that “blindly” decomposes any word with the …
orthographic segmentation mechanism that “blindly” decomposes any word with the …
Predictors of orthographic learning of regular and irregular words
The aim of this study was to explore the reading and language skills that are associated with
orthographic learning and to examine whether the effects of these factors are influenced by …
orthographic learning and to examine whether the effects of these factors are influenced by …